BALANCE ON CURRENT ACCOUNT: PERCENTAGE OF SEASONALLY ADJUSTED GDP(a)
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| Period | United States | Japan | United Kingdom | Australia |
ANNUAL
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| 1996-1997 | -1.5 | 1.7 | -0.5 | -3.3 |
| 1997-1998 | -1.9 | 2.7 | -0.6 | -4.1 |
| 1998-1999 | -2.7 | 2.9 | -1.4 | -5.7 |
| 1999-2000 | -3.7 | 2.6 | -1.9 | -5.1 |
| 2000-2001 | -4.3 | 2.2 | -2.1 | -2.7 |
| 2001-2002 | nya | 2.7 | nya | -3.1 |
QUARTERLY (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED)
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| 2000-2001 | | | | |
| September | -4.3 | 2.7 | -1.7 | -3.0 |
| December | -4.5 | 2.1 | -2.6 | -3.3 |
| March | -4.3 | 2.1 | -1.8 | -2.5 |
| June | -3.9 | 1.8 | -2.5 | -2.0 |
| 2001-2002 |  |  |  |  |
| September | -3.6 | 2.2 | -1.5 | -1.7 |
| December | -3.7 | 2.4 | -2.6 | -3.6 |
| March | -4.4 | 3.1 | -2.2 | -2.9 |
| June | nya | 3.1 | nya | -4.1 |
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| (a) Statistics are calculated as the original balance on current account as a percentage of the seasonally adjusted current price gross domestic product, except for Japan where real gross national product replaces gross domestic product. |
| Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). |
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